"Demonstrating Roland Micro Cube with iPod/iPhone" Notes

I purchased my iPod 12/2004. I was late getting on board since I was very set in my CD ways - I was proud of my collection, I liked hand-picking 15 CDs that would go in my portable case daily. I was worried that I wouldn't listen to full albums, would appreciate music less, and would contribute to the gradual loss of physicality to music. Anyways I caved and went in guns blaring. I bought the 60 gigger, the biggest at the time.
   My iPod is old. How old is it? It's so old that Best Buy locations no longer stock protective cases for them. It's a clunker. Most people who bought before me have since upgraded, but I'm staying loyal to mine. It hasn't crashed in a while, and I worry about losing the metadata if I transfer on to a new device. I mostly listen to smart playlists which depend on Last Played, Play Count, Genre, Description, and Rating (which I update). Current stats: 13081 songs, 4.4 gb available space.
   Then I got the iPhone with its 8gb. That's....... a dilemma. With the 60gb, for the most part I used a "come one come all" philosophy - I do make cuts and not everything I can get my mitts on goes on, but I always wanted to ensure that if I got a song in my head, I could play it right away off my iPod. So what should the philosophy of the iPhone be? Should it be my favorite 8gb of music? That might be a tough line in the sand to draw.
   Finally I figured out a solution that even takes care of some of my 2004 concerns - I'll load my iPhone only with music I've recently downloaded that I want to make sure I'll listen to. I admit that once new music gets on my iPod, I'll listen to it, but too often I can't resist playing tried and true songs like the 4+ Rating playlist. I usually keep music on my laptop and test it out on there before uploading it to my iPod, though I can't always find the time to go through them. This way, I'll force myself to listen to the new music, and can even upload them to the iPod with a strong rating. Win/win.

Also, anyone notice how I had to edit out part of "Shut Up and Dance" to keep the video clean? Luckily, "Every Little Piece" is a bit more youtube-friendly :)

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